Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Gettysburg Address: 150th Anniversary

Gettysburg Address: 150th Anniversary

The Gettysburg Address recited by David McCullough, Ken Burns, Sam Waterston, Matthew Broderick, Stephen Lang and Medal of Honor recipient Paul W. Bucha. Musical score provided by Oscar-winning composer John Williams. Video was created in opposition to a proposed casino 1/2 mile from the Gettysburg National Military Park. No Casino Gettysburg

LEARN THE ADDRESS

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, documentarian Ken Burns, along with numerous partners, has launched a national effort to encourage everyone in America to video record themselves reading or reciting the speech. The collection of recordings housed on this site will continue to grow as more and more people are inspired by the power of history and take the challenge.

The inspiration for this project is the tiny Greenwood School in the small town of Putney, Vermont. The school's students, boys ages 11-17, all face a range of learning differences that have made their personal, academic and social progress extremely challenging. Yet each year they are encouraged to practice, memorize, and recite the Gettysburg Address.

The Greenwood School is the focus of Burns's next film, THE ADDRESS, which will air on PBS in the spring of 2014. #theaddressPBS
 

Gettysburg Address - the 150th anniversary
A Q&A on history's greatest speech
NJ Voices: 11.17.2013 by Jim Miller


What made the Gettysburg Address one of America’s greatest speeches?

It’s a speech we’re all taught, and its words are woven into the fabric of our nation’s history. “Four score and seven years ago

It was, in fact, 150 years ago this week — Nov. 19, 1863 — when President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pa., to help dedicate the cemetery at the battlefield where, 4½ months earlier, 165,000 soldiers in blue and gray fought, with 51,000 casualties. READ MORE !


Gettysburg Address Lesson Plan Abraham Lincoln's Greatest Speech
Civil War Trust by Chuck Teague (National Park Service)
The Great Task Video
The Gettysburg Address
Outline for the Gettysburg Address Power Point Parts 1 and 2
Outline for the Gettysburg Address Power Point Parts 3 and 4
Timeline to the Address
The Gettysburg Address Power Point Presentation Parts 1 and 2
The Gettysburg Address Power Point Presentation Parts 3 and 4
“Your Version” Worksheet

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